Verbena plant named ‘VEAZ0013’

ABSTRACT

A new  Verbena  plant named ‘VEAZ0013’ particularly distinguished by the creamy light yellow-green flower color, single to semi-double flower habit on a semi-upright plant habit.

Latin name of the genus and species of the plant claimed:Verbena×hybrida.

Varietal denomination: ‘VEAZ0013’.

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT

The present invention comprises a new Verbena, botanically known asVerbena×hybrida, and hereinafter referred to by the variety name‘VEAZ0013’.

‘VEAZ0013’ is a product of a planned breeding program. The new cultivarhas creamy light yellow-green flower color, single to semi-double flowerhabit on a semi-upright plant habit.

‘VEAZ0013’ originated from an open-pollinated hybridization made inAugust 2007, in a greenhouse in Enkhuizen, The Netherlands. The femaleparent was the unpatented, plant designated ‘KO399-2’ with a light roseflower color and a more trailing plant habit than ‘VEAZ0013’. The seedwas sown in February 2008.

‘VEAZ0013’ was selected as one flowering plant within the progeny of thestated cross in August 2008 in a greenhouse in Enkhuizen, TheNetherlands.

The first act of asexual reproduction of ‘VEAZ0013’ was accomplishedwhen vegetative cuttings were propagated from the initial selection inAugust 2008, in a greenhouse in Enkhuizen, The Netherlands.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF INVENTION

Horticultural examination of plants grown from cuttings of the plantinitiated in August 2008, and continuing thereafter, has demonstratedthat the combination of characteristics as herein disclosed for‘VEAZ0013’ are firmly fixed and are retained through successivegenerations of asexual reproduction.

‘VEAZ0013’ has not been observed under all possible environmentalconditions. The phenotype may vary significantly with variations inenvironment such as temperature, light intensity and day length.

A Plant Breeder's Right for this cultivar was applied for in CommunityPlant Variety Office on Jun. 27, 2011 (11/1600) and in Canada on Nov. 1,2011 (11-7417). ‘VEAZ0013’ has not been made publicly available morethan one year prior to the filing of this application.

The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined tobe basic characteristics of the new variety. The combination of thesecharacteristics distinguishes this Verbena as a new and distinct variety

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

The accompanying photographic drawings show typical flower and foliagecharacteristics of ‘VEAZ0013’ with colors being as true as possible withan illustration of this type. The first photographic drawing shows aflowering plant of the new variety, and in the second photo, a close-upof the flowers.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The plant descriptions and measurements were taken in early June, 2012under natural light. These plants were approximately 12 weeks of age,and growing in 30 cm wide×1 meter long window boxes, outside in fullsun, in Enkhuizen, The Netherlands.

The aforementioned photographs were taken in April 2011. These plantswere approximately 12 weeks of age, growing in a greenhouse trial inEnkhuizen, The Netherlands in 10 cm pots.

Color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society ColourChart (R.H.S.) 2001.

TABLE 1 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NEW VARIETY ‘VEAZ0013’ AND THE MOSTSIMILAR VARIETY: Corsage White Improved (unpatented) ‘VEAZ0013’ ‘CorsageWhite Improved’ Flower color creamy light yellow-green creamy whitePlant habit more semi-upright more trailing

-   Plant:    -   -   Form, growth and habit.—Initially upright and then with            semi-trailing growth habit.        -   Plant height (cm).—13.0 cm.        -   Plant height (inflorescence included) (cm).—17.0 cm.        -   Plant width (cm).—32.0 cm.-   Roots:    -   -   Number of days to initiate and produce roots.—10-14 days at            about 22 degrees C.        -   Type.—Fine, fibrous, free branching.        -   Color.—RHS N155B but whiter.-   Foliage:    -   -   Arrangement.—Opposite.        -   Immature, leaf color, upper surface.—RHS 137C.        -   Lower surface.—RHS 138B.        -   Mature, leaf color, upper surface.—RHS 137B.        -   Lower surface.—RHS 138B.        -   Length (cm).—4.5 cm.        -   Width (cm).—3.0 cm.        -   Shape.—Ovate.        -   Base shape.—Shortly attenuate.        -   Apex shape.—Obtuse.        -   Margin.—Irregularly crenate, sinuate.        -   Texture, upper surface.—Heavily hirsute.        -   Lower surface.—Heavily hirsute.        -   Color of veins, upper surface.—RHS 145B.        -   Color of veins, lower surface.—RHS 145B.        -   Pattern of veining.—Pinnate.        -   Petioles color.—RHS 145B.        -   Petioles length (cm).—0.4 cm.        -   Petiole width (cm).—0.2 cm.        -   Texture.—Heavily hirsute.-   Stem:    -   -   Quantity of main branches per plant.—6.        -   Color of stem.—RHS 143C.        -   Stem length (cm).—About 9.0 cm.        -   Stem width (cm).—0.3 cm.        -   Length of internodes (cm).—0.4 cm.        -   Texture.—Heavily hirsute, pilose, glandular hairs.-   Peduncle:    -   -   Color of peduncle.—RHS 143C.        -   Length of peduncle (cm).—3-4.0 cm.        -   Peduncle diameter (cm).—0.2 cm.        -   Texture.—Heavily hirsute, pilose, glandular hairs.-   Inflorescence:    -   -   Type.—Umbel-like, actually a spike, umbrella-shaped to            roughly semi-spherical.        -   Blooming habit.—Flowers continuously.        -   Lastingness of individual blooms on the plant.—About 6 days            in the greenhouse.        -   Fragrance.—Slight.        -   Number of inflorescences per plant.—20.        -   Horizontal diameter of inflorescence (cm).—6.0 cm.        -   Depth of inflorescence (cm).—4.5 cm.        -   Number of florets per inflorescence (including any buds at            the time).—Average 35.-   Bud (just when opening/showing color):    -   -   Color.—RHS 154D.        -   Length (cm).—0.8 cm.        -   Width (cm).—0.1 cm.        -   Shape.—Mainly tube-shaped with a bulbous end.-   Floret:    -   -   Form and type.—Sessile; salverform, composed of 5 partly            fused petals with a base of a narrow tube and sometimes a            semi-double composed of 6-7 petals.-   Immature flower:    -   -   Main color upper surface.—Between RHS 150C and RHS 150D.        -   Main color lower surface.—RHS 154D.-   Mature flower:    -   -   Color, upper surface.—RHS 150D.        -   Color, lower surface.—Lighter than RHS 150D.        -   Floret diameter (cm).—2.0 cm.        -   Floret length (cm).—2.1 cm.        -   Petal length (cm).—0.95 cm.        -   Petal width (cm).—1.0 cm.        -   Shape.—Orbicular.        -   Apex shape.—Rounded.        -   Margin.—Entire; undulate.        -   Petal texture, upper surface.—Papillose.        -   Lower surface.—Papillose; hirsute, some glandular hairs.        -   Corolla tube length (cm).—1.6 cm.        -   Corolla tube width (cm).—0.2 cm.        -   Corolla tube color inside.—RHS 154D.        -   Tube color outside.—RHS 154D.        -   Corolla texture, inside.—Papillose.        -   Outside.—Puberulous.        -   Throat hair color.—Closest to RHS 155D.-   Calyx:    -   -   Type.—Five sepals whose margins are fused to each other            along their length, with a transparent membrane of less than            0.1 cm in width and with one smaller sepal attached to the            base of the calyx.        -   Color of sepals.—RHS 138B.        -   Length of sepals (cm).—1.3 cm.        -   Width of sepals (cm).—0.2 cm.        -   Sepal shape.—Linear.        -   Apex shape.—Apiculate.        -   Margins.—Entire.        -   Texture.—Hisute; glandular hairs.-   Reproductive organs:    -   -   Gynoecium.—Pistil: 1. Pistil length (cm): 1.6 cm. Style            color: RHS N144D. Style length (cm): 1.5 cm. Stigma color:            RHS 141C. Ovary color: RHS 144B. Ovary length (cm): 0.1 cm.            Ovary width (cm): 0.1 cm.        -   Androecium.—Stamens: Anthers and filaments fused to upper            half of corolla tube; four anthers with two pollen sacs per            anther. Color of filaments: RHS 154D. Filament length (cm):            0.2 cm. Anther color: RHS 154C. Anther length (cm): 0.15 cm.            Pollen amount: None, as the anthers are all dried.            Fertility/seed set: Has not been determined to date.            Disease/pest resistance: Has not been determined to date.

What is claimed is:
 1. A new and distinct variety of Verbena plant named‘VEAZ0013’ substantially as illustrated and described herein.